Host: Joel Heller, MD

Guest: Eugene Pergament, MD

Dr. Pergament discusses the current state of genetic screening, the role of family history and genetic testing in pregnancy.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD

Guest: Mary Simmerling, PhD

Dr. Simmerling discusses transplantation ethics with a focus on disparities in patient access. Directed versus non-directed donations are compared, and the concept of "transplant tourism" is introduced.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD

Guest: Mary Simmerling, PhD

Dr. Simmerling describes the ethical issues of consent and autonomy for living transplant donors, and how these considerations compare between related versus unrelated donors.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD

Guest: Ruth Faden, MD

Dr. Ruth Faden discusses the ethical issues physicians and policy makers may face in the advent of a global influenza pandemic. Global health care responsibilities such as ensuring equiity of treatment on a grand scale, are addressed. Added, questions on our level of preparedness for such an event are raised and explored.